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After the Baltimore Sun ran a letter to the editor by a reader who condemned U2's tax practices, none other than the band's guitarist, the Edge, responded to the newspaper with a letter of his own.

After months of previews, cast injuries, revamped scripts and a change in directors, Bono and the Edge's Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark' is finally officially opening tonight (June 14).

Did you hear the one about U2 singer Bono being picked up on the side of the road by a pro hockey player? Well, it's no joke. Edmonton Oilers player Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend spotted Bono and his assistant hitchhiking on the side of the road and ended up giving them a ride.

During Wednesday night's season finale of 'American Idol,' U2's Bono and the Edge took the stage of the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to perform the song 'Rise Up' from their Broadway show 'Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark' alongside the musical's star, Reeve Carney.

Bono and the Edge from U2 admit that the original Broadway production of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' deserved the harsh criticism it received from the New York Times and other publications. The show, which features music penned by the singer and guitarist, has begun staging new previews with an opening set for June 14.

Bono celebrates his 51st birthday today, May 10, and in lieu of baking the U2 singer a cake shaped in the form of sunglasses, we thought we would cook up a random list of interesting facts to satisfy your appetite for the rock superstar. So, with a Larry Mullen Jr...